30 June 2020 | 10 replies
A few months ago if someone said buildings would be burning on Lake St and MPD would run away and hide I would have lost everything on that bet because not 1% of chance, no way no how, and then it did.
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22 June 2020 | 49 replies
Eventually you'll burn out and you're not usually any better off financially because of it.
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22 June 2020 | 42 replies
On top of that, you will want to account for higher returns on a D-class investment to account for the additional time, stress and energy, and the fundamental additional risk associated with it.
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19 June 2020 | 4 replies
When I got mine replaced I got three estimates from the companies below:CenterPoint Energy (I use to work for them) Standard Heating & Air ConditioningComfort Heating & Air Conditioning
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16 June 2020 | 3 replies
I like that they are energy efficient, and water is drained via same drain as the washer, rather than expelled via the vents where lint often gets caught (and rarely cleaned).
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19 June 2020 | 32 replies
I do not pay contractors up front...been burned before.
17 June 2020 | 4 replies
If you are going to look for info on wholesaling on BP, you will crash and burn.
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16 June 2020 | 1 reply
Any feedback is appreciatedmy situation right now is my credit score is about 640 im working to bring it up my mom wants to sell her house to me and i want to turn it into a rental next year then the year after i want to buy a duplex and house hack that while i go to school in san antonio texas right now i am in the navy and stationed in washington state and wondering if i should just buy and rent out the house and only focus on that or should i only focus on the duplex i intend to live in or stick the original plan and do both im new and i just want to make sure i dont dig myself into a hole i cant get out off and crash and burn before i even stare.thank you for any comments you leave.
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7 July 2020 | 4 replies
During my learning curve, we have burned up our cash. even though we have built up our equity and cash flow nicely with rentals.
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24 January 2021 | 4 replies
A lot of people here seem (to me at least) to have turned real estate into a job.If you'd rather spend your energy, say perhaps working a job that gives you $25k to invest in turnkey properties, that is perfectly fine and even reasonable.If you do go turnkey, be sure to check the company and the deal out thoroughly.